Thousands protest closure of the Kennedy Center amid fears Trump is set to demolish the institution

Thousands of demonstrators gather outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. Photograph: Zoraida Diaz/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Thousands of demonstrators gather outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. Photograph: Zoraida Diaz/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Washington DC Thousands protest closure of the Kennedy Center amid fears Trump is set to demolish the institution Demonstrators gathered outside the building in Washington, after the president was spotted holding a placard that read: ‘Kennedy Center DEMOLIS ...’

Prefer the Guardian on Google On Friday evening thousands of protesters gathered outside the Kennedy Center in view of the marble facade that remained concealed by scaffolding and tarpaulins, to protest Donald Trump’s plans for the facility and express alarm that he might make good on his threat to tear down the institution.